Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Such investment may not take place to the same extent this year.

As far as FÁS is concerned, I remind Deputy Kenny that CERT looks after the catering trade. The Government is ensuring the continuing provision of training in all those sectors in which it believes employment opportunities exist, including the tourism sector. The Government would like to see more employers give first chances to Irish people in that sector. Pay and rates are good and in a more difficult time they should consider so doing notwithstanding the fact that excellent people of other nationalities can come here.

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